Published November 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in N=Z fpg-shell nuclei

  • 1. Department of Physics, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka 813-8503 (Japan)
  • 2. Laboratory of Physics, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka 814-0193 (Japan)
  • 3. Institute of Natural Sciences, Senshu University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-8580 (Japan)

Description

Nuclear shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in N=Z nuclei are investigated within the configuration space ( 2p3/2, 1f5/2, 2p1/2, and 1g9/2). We perform shell-model calculations for 60Zn, 64Ge, and 68Se, and constrained Hartree-Fock (CHF) calculations for 60Zn, 64Ge, 68Se, and 72Kr, employing an effective pairing plus quadrupole residual interaction with monopole interactions. The shell-model calculations reproduce well the experimental energy levels of these nuclei. From the analysis of potential-energy surface in the CHF calculations, we found shape transition from prolate to oblate deformation in these N=Z nuclei and oblate-prolate coexistence at 68Se. The ground state of 68Se has an oblate shape, while the shape of 60Zn and 64Ge are prolate. It is shown that the isovector matrix elements between f5/2 and p1/2 orbits cause the oblate deformation for 68Se, and four-particle four-hole (4p-4h) excitations are important for the oblate configuration

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 051301-051301.5
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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(c) 2004 The American Physical Society